On Sat, 29 May 1999, Roop Dirump wrote:

>
> Consider this: Recently a troll and I were good naturedly beating on the
> same monster... he with some gigantic sword that seemed to be doing a
> massive amount of damage, and me with a fine steel spear. He bashed, I
> [...]
> I know I should upgrade to a combine weapon, haven't gotten around to it

FYI, combine weapons have the same stats as a fine steel
weapon, they just have the ability to hit magical-only
creatures.

The spear is actually quite difficult to beat in damage/speed
ratio. I've often wondered if, as your experience seems to
suggest, you need higher strength to fully take advantage of a
heavier/slower weapon. That would make it so lower strength
characters would benefit more from lighter weapons. OTOH, it
would also make it so higher strength characters would benefit
from lighter weapons, so if they coded that in there has to be
a counter to it. I haven't been able to think up what that
counter might be.

> should. Have a feeling the rapier might not be such a great "main" weapon,
> yet I'm certain I'll use a rapier when I dual wield. (Part of my attraction
> is that they look so damn cool, and I never see anyone using them.) For now

The graphic for the rapier looks cool, but it looks like a
damned dagger in your hand. I stopped using them only for
that reason.

> I use my spear, which has a fine damage/speed advantage. I may simply buy a
> combine sword now (to keep my other skill up), and the rapier later.

I am saving up for a combine spear to compliment my combine
longsword.

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John H. Kim
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